Wednesday, April 10, 2024
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Webinar (Link will be sent out later)
Catholic Sexual Abuse Records and the Issue of Transparency
What is to be learned, gained, and achieved in opening up the archives of Catholic sex abuse? What kind of healing follows from transparency, if any? Beyond respecting the wishes of survivors who prefer privacy, are there any other limitations to consider? What does transparency have to do with Catholic theology or with the practices and disciplines of Catholic experience or governance? In this webinar, four experts-- an archivist, a canon lawyer, an survivors' attorney, and an historian-- join together to tackle these and related questions.
Levi Monagle, J.D. Partner, Hall, Monagle, Huffman, Wallace, LLC; represented over 100 accusers in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Settlement, Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Jennifer Haselberger, JCL, Ph.D. Canon Lawyer; served as Chancellor for Canonical Affairs, Archdiocese of St. Paul, whistleblower, founder Canonical Consultation and Services, LLC
Kathleen Holscher, Ph.D., Associate Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies, Endowed Chair, Roman Catholic Studies, University of New Mexico; co-creator Desolate Country: Mapping Catholic Sex Abuse in Native America
Terence McKiernan, M.A., President bishopaccountability.org, a central archive of Catholic sex abuse documents; archivist and one of the leaders of the Cushwa Center’s Gender, Sex, and Power project